Boulder – Colorado’s Nikki Marshall rebounded her own shot off the post and scored the game-winning goal in the 80th minute as the Buffaloes held off Denver for a 2-1 victory in an NCAA Women’s College Cup second-round game at Prentup Field on Sunday.

Colorado (14-5-4) is undefeated in its past nine games and travels to Notre Dame for a 5:30 p.m. match on Friday. The Fighting Irish posted a 1-0 victory over visiting Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Sunday.

It will be Colorado’s first trip to the Sweet 16.

“We’re making history right now and it’s amazing,” Colorado’s Katie Griffin said. “I’m just so proud of my teammates.”

Denver (19-3-1) finished with the best record in school history. The Pioneers’ first-round win over Kentucky on Friday was their first postseason victory.

Marshall’s goal, on which she received a through-ball from Allie True before rebounding a shot off the post, was her seventh game-winner of the season, a school record.

In the 32nd minute, Marshall fed a pass to Griffin in the penalty box before Griffin was fouled. Her resulting penalty kick put Colorado ahead 1-0. It was Griffin’s 32nd career goal, a school record.

It was the first goal allowed by Denver since Oct. 20.

Denver’s Lleane Grimditch tied the game in the 77th minute after her free kick from 30 yards out got past Buffs goalie Kirstin Radlinski.

“We knew it wasn’t going be a 0-0 game,” Denver coach Jeff Hooker said. “They just happened to get the first goal.”

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